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On the Meaning of Life (Will Durant)
On the Meaning of Life (Will Durant)
All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAFebruary 9, 2022meaning, meaning of life, mortality, atheist, atheismComment
Interview with Penny Hawkins (hospice nurse)
Interview with Penny Hawkins (hospice nurse)
All, InterviewsTMAFebruary 5, 2022Penny Hawkins, hospice, hospice nurse, death, dying, mortality, death anxiety, secular deathComment
Mortals (Rachel and Ross Menzies)
Mortals (Rachel and Ross Menzies)
All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMAJanuary 29, 2022death anxiety, death, dying, mortality, mortal terror, secular death, atheist, atheism, terror management theory, existential terror, existential dread, dread of death, mental illness, Feb.2023 10 books for atheistsComment
This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom (Martin Hägglund)
This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom (Martin Hägglund)
All, Books-on-Mortality, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAJanuary 23, 2022philosophy, secular faith, spiritual freedom, atheist, atheism, death, dying, mortality, morality, freedom, responsibility, meaning, meaning in life, Feb.2023 10 books for atheists Comment
The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking (Matthew Hutson)
The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking (Matthew Hutson)
All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAJanuary 13, 2022death, dying, death anxiety, mortality, immortal soul, atheist, atheism, secular, secular meaning, magical thinking, superstition, matthew, hutson, matthew hutson, teleological reasoning, theory of mind, secular ritualComment
Flow – The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow – The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMAJanuary 2, 2022flow, positive psychology, optimal experience, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, meaning, meaning in life, secular meaning, meaning-making Comments
A Matter Of Death And Life (Irvin and Marilyn Yalom)
A Matter Of Death And Life (Irvin and Marilyn Yalom)
All, Books-on-Mortality, Reviews, MemoirsTMADecember 23, 2021mortality, mortality salience, death, dying, psychology, Irvin Yalom, Marilyn Yalom, memoir, atheist, atheism, secular, secular deathComment
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMADecember 16, 2021meaning, meaning-making, meaningfulness, dying, death, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, mortality, dignity, meaning in life, secular meaning, Viktor Frankl Comment
Dying Well (Ira Byock)
Dying Well (Ira Byock)
All, Books-on-Mortality, ReviewsTMADecember 12, 2021ira, byock, ira byock, dying well, good death, atheism, atheist, secular, secular death, mortality, death anxiety, euthanasia, dignity, community, deathComment
A Significant Life (Todd May)
A Significant Life (Todd May)
All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMADecember 5, 2021Todd May, philosophy, death, dying, mortality, meaning, meaningfulness, narrative values, atheist, atheism, secular, cosmos, Dec.23 books about meaningComment
Joyful (Ingrid Fetell Lee)
Joyful (Ingrid Fetell Lee)
All, Books-on-Meaning, ReviewsTMANovember 30, 2021joy, meaning, transcendence, self-transcendence, mystery, magic, enchantment, atheist, atheism, skeptic, secular, nonbelieverComment
What Now? My 2022 Death Project.
What Now? My 2022 Death Project.
All, DiscussionsTMANovember 23, 2021death, mortality, meaning, atheist, atheism, secular, skeptic, transcendence, mystery, mysticism, meaning-making, purpose
The Big Picture (Sean Carroll)
The Big Picture (Sean Carroll)
All, Books-on-Meaning, Reviews, Books-on-SpiritualityTMANovember 23, 2021physics, quantum, atheist, atheism, secular, philosophy, naturalism, life, death, dying, mortalityComment
The Power Of Meaning (Emily Esfahani Smith)
The Power Of Meaning (Emily Esfahani Smith)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MeaningTMANovember 22, 2021meaning, purpose, belonging, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, mortality, death, deathbed regretsComment
One Year In: A Review
One Year In: A Review
All, DiscussionsTMANovember 21, 2021death, death blog, death anxiety, secular death, atheist, atheism, mortality, dying, existential terror, legacyComment
Am I Afraid To Die?
Am I Afraid To Die?
All, DiscussionsTMANovember 19, 2021death, death anxiety, existential terror, atheist, atheism, secular, secular death, oblivion, nothingness, non-existence, mortality Comments
Book List 1: First 50 Mortality Books
Book List 1: First 50 Mortality Books
All, Reviews, Books-on-Mortality, DiscussionsTMANovember 18, 2021mortality, death, dying, atheism, atheist, secular, secular death, reading, writing, blogging, reviews, book list, booksComment
Nozick's Experience Machine
Nozick's Experience Machine
All, Exercises, DiscussionsTMANovember 16, 2021Nozick, philosophy, experience, virtual reality, simulation, happiness, meaningComment
Transcendence and Mystery for Atheists
Transcendence and Mystery for Atheists
Discussions, AllTMANovember 4, 2021transcendence, transcendent, mystery, mystical, mysticism, spiritual, secular spirituality, awe, wonder, sublime, atheist, atheism, mortality, skeptic, nonbeliever, death, death anxiety
The Belief Instinct (Jesse Bering)
The Belief Instinct (Jesse Bering)
All, Reviews, Books-on-MeaningTMANovember 1, 2021evolution, god, supernatural, ghosts, souls, afterlife, destiny, fate, meaning, purpose, atheist, atheism, skeptic, secular, secular death, mortality, death, dying, research, science, Dec.23 books about meaning Comment
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